The EU-LIVE – “Efficient Urban LIght VEhicles”, a European Research & Development project funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, is hosting a vehicle concept design competition for professional designers and students. Make up your mind and design a fresh and unconventional ultra-light vehicle concept for two passengers. The small but modular electric vehicle for future mega-cities shall use in-wheel motors and be designed for a top speed of 45 kilometres per hour. Your concept should cover the needs of individual transportation on the first hand, but also could meet the requirements for business solutions. Keep in mind that car sharing gets more important and could be a future use case. The winning concept will be developed into a virtual prototype and used for a feasibility study. The best three designs will be awarded with 6,000 Euro, of which 3,000 Euro are reserved for the winning design.

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Industria Espansi Sinterizzati (IES) announces its first ideas competition for product designers called IES European Design Award 2015, to promote and encourage creative expression and innovation in Micro and Macro Design. The focus is on the Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) materials and the intention is to create creative products based on these materials. The winner of the competition will receive a prize of 10,000 Euro and will have the opportunity to implement the created product in the Style Department and laboratories of the Milan-based company IES. The second prize, awarded to the Best Project Under 25, is a trip to a European City of Design.

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